Guild Wars 2

This build has almost the same amount of survivability and ability to kill as the traditional 0/0/30/10/30 BM in small group roaming. It will also support groups through warhorn (perma fury, perma swiftness, and blast finisher), healing spring (perma regen, perma vigor, condition removal), plenty of CCs, spirits (grants burning and protection).
Also, usually healing power builds are weak against poison. You’ll be able to cleanse them by dodging (plenty of evasive purity with high amounts of vigor)

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fMQQRBHfxG2IRVXdZljFqlgYVAQNFay8sCGy9oUd6UlspnA-jUDBYiDimWAm8IQ0Hg5RFRjtMMsVXJq8KY6ZBSzATtSp2cDwYGSKAYmGB-w

Place (4) platinum doubloons into the empty trinket slots. Backpiece should be ascended apothecary

Noteworthy stats
91% (Capped 90%) boon duration.
50% condition duration.
30% crit chance (with perma fury).
1000 condition dmg.
900 healing power.
2800 armor.
18000 hp.

Boons:
Protection: 4s/dodge, 5s/10s (spirit)
Vigor: This amounts to 30s (perma) if you stay in the healing spring for the entire duration
Regeneration: Easily permanent (Healing spring)
Fury: Permanent (if you keep using warhorn)
Swiftness: Permanent (if you keep using warhorn)
Might: Meh, not worth mentioning. You’ll be getting 3+1 stacks if you blast your own bonfire.

Note: Vigorous renewal is likely gonna get nerfed though. Might want to switch to Wilderness survival with lightning reflex after the nerf.

Conditions:
Primarily bleeds and burn. You’ll have long lasting bleeds from weapon skills, weapon swap, and from crits. Burn from torch and from spirit. Some poison from pet and sword, blindness from sun spirit.

CC:
Immobilize: 9/20s (spiders), muddy terrain, stone spirit, elite skill.
Cripple: Sword skills, muddy terrain
Chilled: Axe skill

Weaknesses:
Condition cleansing. Might want to use signet of renewal instead of muddy terrain. It is AOE all condition cleansing. Also lacks stun breaks.

The only sad part is that they’re removing evasive purity in approx 2 weeks or so.

cyborG.3026:

The only sad part is that they’re removing evasive purity in approx 2 weeks or so.

No theyre not. Its nature’s voice, its bugged and apparently has the same effect as evasive purity when you use shouts.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fMQQRBHfxG2IRVXdZljFqlgYVAQNFay8sCGy9oUd6UlspnA-j0CBYiDimqI0kHBKPqIaslhht6KRlXBTPDQzATtaR1mbASBYi0I-w

I’ve switched the food in the build so its easier to see the boon durations with +95% duration.

Interesting build. Would love to see the video of you roaming both solo and group fight!

Diehard.1432:

Interesting build. Would love to see the video of you roaming both solo and group fight!

I don’t think my computer will be able to record and wvw at the same time lol. And I don’t think I’m skilled enough as a ranger to really show the builds potential. Most of this is theorycrafting, but I have started using the build myself.

In roaming: So far, it feels like its harder to use than the BM build (now you have to time your buffs and the active effects of spirits as well), but is also more rewarding when used right. I was able to 1v2 lvl80 warrior and guardian today, might’ve just been lucky so I don’t know if I’ll be able to pull it off again.

Haven’t tried zerging with the build yet, everyones fighting taquatl :/

Ah kitten. I forgot, boon duration is capped at 90%. You can swap out one of the doubloons and sit at 91% boon duration.

Very interesting build. I won’t doubt its efficiency in roaming or small scare battles(actually I think it is just where this build specify at).
But for larger battles (eg. >10 each side) I highly doubt the spirit coz I have had a hard time to keep them alive.

CRrabbit.1284:

Very interesting build. I won’t doubt its efficiency in roaming or small scare battles(actually I think it is just where this build specify at).
But for larger battles (eg. >10 each side) I highly doubt the spirit coz I have had a hard time to keep them alive.

I’m hoping the spirit hp buff next patch will be enough for them to be sustainable. If not, I guess you could switch to a 0/0/30/30/10 shout build. You’ll be able to give your group swiftness, fury, vigor, regen, but you’ll lose out on protection for stone spirit.